In this episode, Peter’s irritated about a commitment he’s made, Brandon randomly starts talking about Phil Collins and Cait from HockeyN3rd is on the show against her will. Also topics such as the documentary From the Back of the Room and “Dry Island” are discussed.

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Ryan Lambert from Puck Daddy and Flames Nation joins us to discuss how Chris Osgood is overrated, our favorite touring bands we’ve ever seen and how college hockey is fucked.

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Last week we posted news that Iafrate released a new tshsirt that featured their logo that looks suspiciously similar to that of the Washington Capitals, stating that it was for fans of “bands that blatantly infringe NHL copyright to produce their own logo.” This led to a few of you emailing us images of other bands that have reappropriated NHL team logos for their own use, and we’d thought we’d share some of them with you here. With any luck, this post will get HockeyPunx (as well as the bands featured) threatened with some fun lawsuits from the NHL brass. We can only hope.

The image to the right was sent to me from Nick (originally from Oakland, CA), who says he came up with the idea of the chaos-spoked-B logo used for the his old “Boston beatdown grind” band INTHESHIT. I didn’t get the chance to listen to this band, so don’t blame me if they’re fucking horrible. Which, with a name like INTHESHIT and a descirption of “beatdown grind,” is fairly likely. But hey, apparently at least one of them is a HockeyPunx fan, so I won’t be too hard on them

For those of you who follow our Twitter feed (and you really should be, as well as our Facebook page), you might remember some months back we found a gig flier for “pop punk” band Man Overboard that parodies the New Jersey Devils logo. I can’t find anything that links the band to any sort of hockey fandom, so it’s likely the flier came from the gig’s promoter and Man Overboard had nothing to do with it, but it’s a nice looking flier none the less.

After seeing this flier, I wanted so bad to like this band. I tracked down the band’s website, and swooned when I learned their motto is “DEFEND POP PUNK.” As a lover of pop punk, I was smitten. And then, I actually listened to the band. Unfortunately, it appears my definition of pop punk and their definition of pop punk vary greatly. When I see “pop punk,” I think bands like The Ergs!, Broadway Calls, The Lawrence Arms, RVIVR, or any number of old Lookout Records bands. But when Man Overboard says “pop punk,” they’re thinking bands more like Yellowcard, Fall Out Boy, and other overly-produced corporate wuss-rock that doesn’t have much at all to do with punk. Bummer, because otherwise I would really love one of those Defend Punk Rock tshirsts.

MOVING ON… You’ve probably heard of hardcore band Comeback Kid. You might even know that they’re from Winnipeg. In which case, you probably wouldn’t be surprised that they have Jets-themed merchandise. Hey, one of you less lazy kids; Go try to get a statement from the newly reformed Winnipeg Jets. Then get back to me, so that I may post their statement here and pretend I actually did something interesting. Journalism!

Speaking of journalism (fuck I rule at transitions), Russ Rankin is a columnist for AMP Magazine. He’s also the former singer for such punk/hardcore bands as Good Riddance, Only Crime, and Creep Division. He’s also a big hockey fan (and according to wikipedia, he’s a “Regional Scout for the Kootenay Ice, a hockey team that competes in the Western Hockey League”). Good Riddance has definitely had some hockey-themed merch, and Rankin’s coolumn header in AMP pays homage to the Devils, as seen below:

Similar to Comeback Kid’s Winnipeg Jets shirt design, New York-based H2O has a New York Rangers themed shirt.  There’s really nothing interesting I have to say here.

Know of other punk bands that have stolen hockey logos? Let us know! You can also find an image gallery of hockey-themed punk merch over on the Up The Pucks! Facebook page, and there they also include merch that doesn’t just copy team logos, but that just has anything to do with hockey at all. As well as some band named Steel Nation who basically just put NHL team logos with their name next to it without actually integrating their band’s style into the logo in anyway, which we all know is cheating (I’m looking back at you, H2O shirt I just posted!).

Thanks to those of you who submitted some of these. Keep ‘em coming!

Mortimer Peacock from Blueland Chronicle co-hosts this week as Brandon and Peter both prophesize the demise of the Islanders and college hockey, respectively. Other topics discuss include, Paper + Plastick’s newest comp, Fueled By Ramen 15th anniversary and a new punk rock and hockey project.

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Up The Pucks! cohost and Iafrate frontman Peter Evans let us know a few days back that his band has some classy looking shirts available.

If you like Iafrate, or the Washington Capitals, or bands that blatantly infringe NHL copyright to produce their own logo, you should definitely get one of these:

The black shirts are $8 (plus shipping), white shirts have two-color ink and so cost a little more at $12 (plus shipping). Shipping will vary based on your location, but should be about $2 domestic. If you’re interested, contact Iafrate frontman Peter Evans by email at ninety7poundwuss [AT] hotmail.com, or on twitter @Real_PeterEvans

While you’re at it, go download their free EP from Anti-Creative Records.

Link joins the Bobby Orr Club with his 4th appearance on the show. Topics discuss the outrage that surrounds Hot Water Music signing with Rise Records, the signing in NHL free agency and punk rock despotism.

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Go listen to the latest UP THE PUCKS! to hear me drop in for a brief segment to discuss the Plan-It-X Fest and some hockey. I’m throwing a couple pictures into this post because I discussed them on the show.

Listen to the podcats for some context.

Lines were drawn at PIX Fest. We, as staff, were told to strictly enforce this rule!

This is me and Doug, cohost of Puck Podcast. Good Hockey/Punk juxtoposition with my Ergs tshirt and his North Stars sweater!

After a week off, the boys return to discuss the happenings in the NHL, Peter’s tour stories, religion in the punk scene and Jer from HockeyPunx comes on to discuss last weekend’s Plan-It-X Fest.

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